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Aug 18, 1837

Journal Entry

August 18, 1837 ~ Friday

18th I took the parting hand with the friends, such as father
Carter's household my wife &c. & left Scarborough in company
with Elder Hale for the purpose of visiting the Islands of the sea
to preach the gospel to those that trade in ships &c {We stopped and
bathed in the salt water on the way.} We arived at Portland in the evening. I had an interview
with my Brother in Law Ezra Carter jr. The population of Portland is about
16000. I spent the night in the city at Mr Samuel Hale's distane 10 m

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Carter, Ezra (Jr.)
29 Apr 1804 - 11 May 1887
177 mentions
Family
Carter, Ezra, b. 1773
18 Mar 1773 - 10 Mar 1868
287 mentions
Family
Hale, Jonathan Harriman
1 Feb 1800 - 4 Sep 1846
151 mentions
Missionary
Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
1578 mentions
Family
Hale, Samuel
1771- bef. 1841
9 mentions

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Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
Scarborough, Cumberland County, Maine

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Autobiography 1858 Deseret News

— . — With Elder Hale, I started to fill my mission on Fox Islands; we walked to Port- land, and spent the night at Mr. Samuel Hale's.

Autobiography 1882 Leaves from My Journal

On the , I parted with my wife and her father's household, leaving her with them, and, in company with Jonathan H. Hale, started upon the mission that I had in view when I left Kirtland. We walked ten miles to Portland, and took passage on the steamboat Bangor, which carried us to Owl's Head, where we went on board of a sloop which landed us on North Fox Island

Autobiography 1865 Millennial Star

——With Elder Hale, I started to fill my mission on Fox Islands; we walked to Portland, and spent the night at Mr. Samuel Hale's.

Autobiography 1857 Draft 2

I left my wife and in company with Elder Hale, ^I^ started to fill my mission on Fox islands, we walked to Portland and spent the night at Mr. Samuel Hale's.

Autobiography 1882 Leaves from My Journal Notes 1

Jonah. On the , I parted with my Wife and her Fathers household leaving her with them, and in company with Johnathan H Hale started upon my mission to that I had in view when I left Fo Kirtland to visit Fox Islands to preach the Gospel to the inhabitants thereof. We walked 10 miles to portland & took the steem boat Bangor which took us to Owls Head where we went on board of a sloop which landed us

Daybook (18 August 1837 - 11 October 1837)

Aug 18th Left father Carters in company with Elder Hale {[shorthand]} {[shorthand]} and started for portland {[shorthand]} {[shorthand]} arived at portland in the evening I had an interviedw with Ezra Carter jr Spent the night in portland at Samuel Hales Portland population about 16000

Autobiography 1857 Draft 1

I left my wife at her Fathers house and in company with Elder Hale I started to fill my mission on Fox Islands as I was directed by the spirit and the council of my brethren when I left Kirtland. We walked to portland

Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine

On the , I parted with my wife and her father's household, leaving her with them, and, in company with Jonathan H. Hale, started upon the mission that I had in view when I left Kirtland. We walked ten miles to Portland, and took passage on the steamboat Bangor, which carried us to Owl's Head, where we went on board of a sloop which landed us on North Fox Island at 2

Autobiography Volume 1 circa 1842-1865

On the I took the parting hand of my friends in Scarborough and leaving my wife at her father's I started with Elder Hale to visit the Islands of the sea to preach the Gospel to those who trade in ships. We arrived at Portland in the evening where ^I^ saw my brother-in-law Ezra Carter. The population of the place was about 16,000. The next day we took steam boat for the Islands called Fox Islands where after changing boats once we arrived at 2 o'clock in the morning. Having landed we called at Nathaniel Dyers and retired to rest. When we arose we made ourselves known as servants of God and enquired concerning religious meetings in the place. It was the Sabbath day and we learned that there was to be preaching in the Baptist meeting house in the centre of the North Island which was part of Vinal Haven.

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Aug 18, 1837